By Sophie Holder

Topic: Regional Communities

Monday, June 1, 2026, at 6:24 am

Elise McCallum sells goods on the roadside in the Adelaide Hills.

In short:

Roadside stalls are very popular in the Adelaide Hills.

Owners say roadside stalls help their small businesses.

What's next?

A social media group has 45,000 members and is growing.

Elise McCallum started baking sourdough during the pandemic.

She now has a booming business selling sourdough on the roadside.

Her stall is in Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide Hills.

She sold one loaf, then 10 loaves, and now many more.

Now, she sells many loaves every weekend.

Elise McCallum sells different kinds of sourdough goods.

There are over 100 roadside stalls in the Adelaide Hills.

A Facebook group has over 45,000 members and is popular.

A map helps people find roadside stalls in the area.

The map shows where stalls are and what they sell.

Elise McCallum says the group helps her business.

When one person comments on a product, many more buy it.

Business is blooming

Natasha Trimper's stall has fresh flowers in Mount Barker.

Natasha Trimper loves seeing more roadside stalls.

Her business grew after she started selling flowers on the roadside.

She started selling flowers from her garage.

Her business grew after she put out a stall.

Since the stand has been out, she gets more customers.

It gives her a nice feeling.

She wants everyone to have flowers without spending a lot.

Natasha Trimper grows many of her own flowers.

She keeps costs down by growing her own flowers.

She makes bunches so everyone can enjoy them.

For both mothers, their side hustle became a big business.

Natasha Trimper's business started in her garage.

Elise McCallum started selling bread during maternity leave.

She works for herself now and loves it.

Many stalls use an honor system with no cameras.

Some stalls use security cameras to keep an eye on things.

For others, the set-up is old-fashioned and relies on trust.

Neighbors like that there are no cameras.

Most people are well-behaved and honest.

If people want to steal, they steal from big stores.

Most people are good and honest.

Monday, June 1, 2026, at 6:24 am

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